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Originally Posted by Sainters7
RE: some of the replies.. some of you didn't grow up surrounded by Oiler fan extended family who chirp you every single chance they get, and it shows.
Must be nice to be removed enough in the BoA from Oiler fans that you can actually enjoy and appreciate McLotteryballs. Screw that guy, and all the loud-clucking fans who wear his jersey.
Wish I could FF 5 years when he's no longer an Oiler, then maybe I'll appreciate him.
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I spent time in the 80's living in small town Alberta and was bullied for being a Flames fan. If the Flames beat the Oilers the night before I would never wear a Flames jersey to school the next day out of fear of getting beat up while Oilers fans would parade their jerseys in your face at every opportunity. I don't think younger fans today will ever be able to relate to just how bad Oilers fans were in those days. They were grade A #######s and it's the reason that their decade plus of futility has brought me as much happiness as any Flames success would bring me. The saddest part is that a lot of their fanbase is still almost as bad as it was in the 80's despite the fact that they have not earned the right to look down on anyone outside of maybe a Coyotes fan.
All of that said it's kind of hard to ignore that the guy is a really good hockey player and I do understand why the Canadian media fawns over him because he's scoring at a pretty prolific pace.